EMC031 State Radio Officer??
To:   Emergency Communications Units - Information Bulletin
To:   Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
By:   Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the
      California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 
 
EMC031 What is a State Radio Officer?  For Release 6/10/91 

This is a confusing term and, at least in part, is a hold-over
term from days long gone when the State Radio Officer had a very
definite meaning.  

Today, in some states, a State Radio Officer is paid staff, in
others it's an unpaid position of a volunteer professional, and
in others there is no such position. 

Where the position of State Radio Officer is that of a volunteer,
it is usually as the chief officer of a volunteer service, such
as the RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) or Auxiliary
Communications Service (ACS.) 

In California the State Radio Officer is an unpaid position of
the ACS. Possibly a better title or description of the position
in this state is as the State ACS Officer and Assistant Communi-
cations Coordinator. 

For ACS and/or RACES responsibilities, the position requires
skills in management, interpersonal relationships, public
relations, liaison and techniques of communications.

Further responsibilities (at least in California) include:   
  - Maintain and assist in development of State, Region and
    county ACS or RACES Plans.  
  - Staff and operate the regular nets, actual incidents and
    exercises. Train shift supervisors and operators for 
    24-hour operations.  
  - Coordinate ACS mutual aid resources to support incident
    operations in the field. Develop necessary communications 
    modes to support the mission. 
  - Write, edit, publish and transmit the weekly BULLETINS. 
  - Delegate duties and workload without losing responsibility
  - Recruit and assign assistants.
  - Develop and maintain resources lists.
  - Submit budget requests to update and replace equipment,
    supplies, service and travel to support the ACS program. 
  - Coordinate and cooperate with OES Region Communications
    Coordinators in areas of responsibility including Regional
    ACS programs.

ACS Web page: http://www.garlic.com/oes    BBS 916-262-1657
FTP archive:  ftp.ucsd.edu/hamradio/packet/tcpip/incoming
OES ACS staff manager Stan Harter, Email seh@oes.ca.gov
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